Joseph Ortiz walked to the home of a man who was tested COVID-19. The test showed the man has the disease. Ortiz was unsure what to expect during his visit. The person had not answered telephone calls from New York City’s contact tracing program. New York officials set up the program to keep the coronavirus from spreading. The goal was to get new diagnosed people to identify others they might have infected before the virus spreads further. “You never know what you’re going to get,” Ortiz told The Associated Press. He added that “sometimes you have people who are really appreciative; they like that we’re out here trying to end the pandemic.” Such is the work of what appears to be the biggest contact tracing effort in any city in the United States. New York has over 3,000 people making phone calls, going door to door, and asking people about their health. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has called the effort an “amazing success.” The city says it is now meeting its goal of reaching about 90 percent of all newly diagnosed people and completing interviews with 75 percent.
Title: On the Ground with New York’s Contact Tracers
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4432/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='On the Ground with New Yorks Contact Tracers' data-article-id='4963'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8500'>Joseph Ortiz walked to the home of a man who was tested COVID-19.</span> <span data-start-time='8500' data-end-time='13417'>The test showed the man has the disease.</span> <span data-start-time='13417' data-end-time='19271'>Ortiz was unsure what to expect during his visit.</span> <span data-start-time='19271' data-end-time='28188'>The person had not answered telephone calls from New York City’s contact tracing program.</span> <span data-start-time='28188' data-end-time='34896'> New York officials set up the program to keep the coronavirus from spreading.</span> <span data-start-time='34896' data-end-time='45500'>The goal was to get new diagnosed people to identify others they might have infected before the virus spreads further.</span> <span data-start-time='45500' data-end-time='52667'>“You never know what you’re going to get,” Ortiz told The Associated Press.</span> <span data-start-time='52667' data-end-time='63813'> He added that “sometimes you have people who are really appreciative; they like that we’re out here trying to end the pandemic.”</span> <span data-start-time='63813' data-end-time='73708'>Such is the work of what appears to be the biggest contact tracing effort in any city in the United States.</span> <span data-start-time='73708' data-end-time='84021'>New York has over 3,000 people making phone calls, going door to door, and asking people about their health.</span> <span data-start-time='84021' data-end-time='91875'>New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has called the effort an “amazing success.”</span> <span data-start-time='91875' data-end-time='105938'> The city says it is now meeting its goal of reaching about 90 percent of all newly diagnosed people and completing interviews with 75 percent.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4432/A.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=15661 data-hint-location='19271' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4432/_what_is_contact_tracing.wav'> What is contact tracing?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4432/using_pencils_to_draw_pictures.wav'><span>using pencils to draw pictures</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4432/the_identification_of_persons_who_may_have_come_into_contact_with_an_infected_person.wav'><span>the identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4432/a_thin_lens_put_directly_on_the_eye.wav'><span>a thin lens put directly on the eye</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4432/a_park_in_new_york_city.wav'><span>a park in New York City</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=15662 data-hint-location='73708' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4432/how_many_contact_tracers_work_in_new_york_city.wav'>How many contact tracers work in New York City?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='over 3,000'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4432/less_than_50.wav'><span>less than 50</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4432/over_3000.wav'><span>over 3,000</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4432/less_than_1000.wav'><span>less than 1,000</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4432/over_6000.wav'><span>over 6,000</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=15663 data-hint-location='84021' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4432/bill_de_blasio_is_the_mayor_of__blank_.wav'>Bill de Blasio is the mayor of <span class='blank'>New York City</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='New York City'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4432/los_angeles.wav'><span>Los Angeles</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4432/new_york_city.wav'><span>New York City</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4432/las_vegas.wav'><span>Las Vegas</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4432/portland.wav'><span>Portland</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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